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SS Catherine (ex-SS Lake Greenwood) after conversion to a passenger steamer, Photographed circa 1941,
possibly at Baltimore, MD.US Naval History and Heritage Command, photo # 19-N-24973 a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of
the US Naval History and Heritage Command, courtesy Shipscribe.com.

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USS Stratford (AP-41)

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USS Stratford (AP-41) underway with assistance of a harbor tug at Baltimore, MD., 29 August 1941 after her initial Navy
conversion. She carried no guns larger than a .50 caliber machine gun.US. Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo # 19-N-25031
a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives, courtesy Shipscribe.com.

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19-N-25824

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USS Stratford (AP-41) underway near Norfolk Navy Yard, 22 October 1941.US National Archives
photo #'s 19-N-25824 and 19-N-25825, US Navy Bureau of Ships photos now in the collections of the US National Archives, courtesy Shipscribe.com.

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19-N-25825

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USS Stratford (AP-41) near the Boston Navy Yard,4 May 1942, after an overhaul during which a 3-inch gun was
fitted on the stern. She is painted in camouflage Measure 12R.US Navy Bureau of Ships photos, courtesy Shipscribe.com .